Since opening in 2008, the BOK Center has been the home of the Tulsa Oilers professional hockey team, the Tulsa Shock WNBA team, and the Tulsa Talons arena football team. It has also hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and the Big 12 Wrestling Tournament.

On Saturday, February 2nd, the 17,839 seat arena will host the Fourth Annual High School Hoops Showcase, giving local student athletes the opportunity to play on what could be the biggest stage of their careers. Sixteen teams will play eight games - four boys games and four girls games. The premier match-up will feature two of the top teams in the state as the Booker T. Washington and Charles Page High School boys go head-to-head at 7:30 p.m.

The game will hold huge implications in the loaded Frontier Valley Conference as both teams are still heavy competitors for the title. The FVC is the toughest conference in Class 6A, and the top four teams are sitting at seven wins apiece, all with circular losses.

Both teams have one more game apiece this week before they meet on Saturday. Sand Springs will host Broken Arrow (7-10), who they previously defeated 54-45 earlier this season. Washington will try to avenge an early-season 80-72 loss to No. 4 Sapulpa (14-2) on Friday. If both teams win their Friday night games, then the Saturday winner will take the front spot in the conference.

Tickets for the Saturday showcase are $5 for students, $10 for general admission, and $25 for reserved courtside seats.

The Hornets were riding a twelve-game winning streak before falling to No. 2 Edmond Santa Fe (16-2) in the Jenks/Union Tournament finals Saturday. They boast the No. 2 offense in Class 6A but are 24th defensively, winning by an average score of 77-61.

The Sandites recently suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season but bounced back with a win over No. 8 Jenks (12-5) last Tuesday. Sand Springs has the No. 9 offense and No. 10 defense in 6A, winning by an average score of 66-54.

Broken Arrow is 21st offensively and nineteenth defensively, losing their games by an average score of 58-57. They had a rough 1-6 start to the season, but are 6-4 since then and coming off a win over Bixby.

The Sand Springs girls (14-4) will also play Friday, kicking off the night at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Sandites are seventh offensively and twentieth defensively, winning by an average score of 62-48. They lost back-to-back games last weekend for the first time in over a year, but rebounded with a win over Booker T. Washington on Tuesday.

The Broken Arrow girls (8-10) are eighth offensively and thirtieth defensively, losing their games by an average score of 61-59. Like their boys’ team, they started the season rough, going 2-6. Since then they are 6-4 and coming off a loss to Bixby.

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